What is the price of snails per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland snails is between US$ 38.50 and US$ 57.76 per kilogram or between US$ 17.46 and US$ 26.19 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of snails in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for snails is between EUR 35.58 and EUR 53.36 per kilogram or between EUR 16.13 and EUR 24.20 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland snails is between US$ 26.95 and US$ 40.43 per kilogram or between US$ 12.22 and US$ 18.34 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Snails Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Snails from Ireland over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 10.12 US$/kg, followed by a sharp increase to 15.25 US$/kg in 2018. However, the price dropped to 10.01 US$/kg in 2019 and further to 6.41 US$/kg in 2020. The price has continued to decline in 2021, reaching 2.74 US$/kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Snails from Ireland will be 0.00 US$/kg in 2022. For 2023 and 2024, the export price is expected to remain at 0.00 US$/kg.Ireland Snails Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of snails into Ireland over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 10.12 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 6.41 US dollars per kg in 2020. This year, the price has further decreased to 2.74 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price of snails will remain low in the next two years, with an estimated price of 2.74 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Ireland snails
The total values in export for snails in Ireland were US$ 413, US$ 94, US$ 397 and US$ 915 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ireland snails - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of snails shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 11 tonnes. In 2019 Ireland exported 174 tonnes of snails. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Ireland snails (seafood category) has escalated, with a change of 163.636 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, snails' exports increased by 1238.46% bringing the nation US$0.92m for the year 2019. Ireland's snails exports are categorised as:
- Snails, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked and sea snails) (HS code 160558)
- Snails, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or in brine, even smoked, with or without shell (excluding sea snails) (HS code 030760)
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Ireland snails export values
In 2019, Ireland exported snails costing 0.92m USD, an increment of 131.74% from 2018's total snails export of 0.397m USD. The yearly growth in value of Ireland snails between 2017 to 2018 was 322.34 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Ireland's snails exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1238.46 percent compared to a variation of 163.636% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland snails ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Ireland is a net exporter of snails. The annual growth of Ireland snails in value between 2015 to 2019 was 4%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.
Ireland ordered 1 tonnes of snails in 2019.